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The family of Noah Wilson, a young boy with cancer whose love for the Royals and crusade to give children colorful bandages touched Kansas City's heart, talks about how they're keeping his legacy alive.

The father of a Kansas City boy whose fight with cancer and love for the Royals inspired a community said he has plans to keep his son’s legacy going.Noah Wilson died last summer after beating bone cancer but contracting an aggressive form of blood cancer as a result of his treatments.He got widespread attention during his initial cancer fight because of his campaign for hospitals to give young patients colorful bandages to help brighten their spirits. Noah, a fan of the Kansas City Royals, also became buddies with Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer.Scott Wilson said his son never sought the spotlight.“He would just be smiling, sort of tucking his, you know, tip his head down, tucking his eyes down, that smile he used to do,” Wilson said. “We just feel so close when we get to do this work and we feel so close to him and so I think he would be happy.”A 5K race organized in Noah Wilson’s memory last Saturday had about 2,000 people participate, a huge number for a first-year race.“(We’re) amazed by the support the community has given us in helping us meet these goals and raise money for pediatric cancer research,” Wilson said.The Wilson family is working with Children’s Mercy Hospital to establish an initial $100,000 research grant. They hope to spare other families the ordeal that Noah went through.“He felt so proud that he could help someone and to know that he’s essentially touched 35,000 kids at 7 years old,” Wilson said. “I think he’d be just blown away.”Noah’s Bandage Project has collected 35,000 boxes of bandages that are distributed at hospitals, the Ronald McDonald House, Operation Breakthrough and other locations.“It all maps back to our little boy who just wanted to help people,” Wilson said. “That’s what we’re trying to do now, just help people.”

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —

The father of a Kansas City boy whose fight with cancer and love for the Royals inspired a community said he has plans to keep his son’s legacy going.

Noah Wilson died last summer after beating bone cancer but contracting an aggressive form of blood cancer as a result of his treatments.

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He got widespread attention during his initial cancer fight because of his campaign for hospitals to give young patients colorful bandages to help brighten their spirits. Noah, a fan of the Kansas City Royals, also became buddies with Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer.

Scott Wilson said his son never sought the spotlight.

“He would just be smiling, sort of tucking his, you know, tip his head down, tucking his eyes down, that smile he used to do,” Wilson said. “We just feel so close when we get to do this work and we feel so close to him and so I think he would be happy.”

A 5K race organized in Noah Wilson’s memory last Saturday had about 2,000 people participate, a huge number for a first-year race.

“(We’re) amazed by the support the community has given us in helping us meet these goals and raise money for pediatric cancer research,” Wilson said.

The Wilson family is working with Children’s Mercy Hospital to establish an initial $100,000 research grant. They hope to spare other families the ordeal that Noah went through.

“He felt so proud that he could help someone and to know that he’s essentially touched 35,000 kids at 7 years old,” Wilson said. “I think he’d be just blown away.”

Noah’s Bandage Project has collected 35,000 boxes of bandages that are distributed at hospitals, the Ronald McDonald House, Operation Breakthrough and other locations.

“It all maps back to our little boy who just wanted to help people,” Wilson said. “That’s what we’re trying to do now, just help people.”